011303/25 Accession Number: 011303/25

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Malaya. A mail delivery to AIF troops in a forward area. The stacks of letters and packages that arrived from home were very welcome.

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Accession Number
011303/25
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c January 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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